Identity
Person No.
39220
Service No.
4489
Last Name
First Name
Kerry John
Initials
K J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
27
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, Air Operations in Alouette III #R5170 which had a mid-air collision with #R5701 near Selukwe, during Operation Grapple
Military Service
Rank
Flight Lieutenant
Regiment
Unit
Secondary Unit
Alouette R5170
Defence Force
RSF 2,789
Rhodesian Security Forces
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Memorial
Memorial
Location
Ste. Marguerite des Loges, Normandy, France
Panel
Not listed against a numbered panel
On the panel
Position on the panel will be added with photographs
Unit History
Part of
Notes
ref. "Pride of Eagles" - History of the Rhodesian Air Force 1920 - 1980 by B. Salt
Rhodesian Air Force Operations Roll of Honour: KOAS — Alouette, with Brian Cutmore [Alouette R5170 (ASR 923)].
Research notes
Geldenhuys, Prop. Rhodesian War Casualties. 3rd printing. JustDone / Lulu, 2009 (Rhodesia: Roll of Honour).
Geldenhuys, Prop. Rhodesian Air Force Operations with Air Strike Log. Just Done Productions / Lulu, 2007 (ISBN 978-1-920169-61-9).
5 Sep 2026: Regiment/Unit swapped -- "7 Squadron (RSF)" (the specific squadron) moved to Regiment; "Rhodesian Air Force" (the force-wide designation) moved to Unit, per John's decision.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Geldenhuys — Rhodesian Air Force Operations (Air Strike Log)
open source ↗
Roll of Honour / aircraft losses — Alouette R5170; ASR 923
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
Stories 1
Rhodesian Air Force Operations — Roll of Honour
KOAS. Alouette, with Brian Cutmore Aircraft/serial: Alouette R5170 (ASR 923). Listed in Prop Geldenhuys, Rhodesian Air Force Operations with Air Strike Log (2007), Roll of Honour.
KOAS. Alouette, with Brian Cutmore Aircraft/serial: Alouette R5170 (ASR 923). Listed in Prop Geldenhuys, Rhodesian Air Force Operations with Air Strike Log (2007), Roll of Honour.
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